"Ketamine Revisited: New Insights into NMDA Inhibitors" ed. by Nieves Saiz-Sapena, Manuel Granell Gil

This book discusses the use of ketamine in anesthesia, pain disorders, depression, palliative care, and trauma situations. It also examines ketamine usage in developing countries.

In the past, ketamine was considered a dangerous medication with the potential for abuse as a recreational drug. Healthcare providers were warned of its dangers and taught to fear its use. With this book, authors hope to eliminate any fear and misgivings associated with this drug. It can be a useful medication in many situations, some of which we describe herein.

Contents
1. Is Ketamine the New Panacea of the 21st Century?
2. Ketamine: More than Just NMDA Blocker
3. Cortical Plasticity under Ketamine: From Synapse to Map
4. Application of Ketamine in Current Practice of Anesthesiology
5. Role of Ketamine as Part of the Anti-Hyperalgesic Approach in Opioid-Free Anesthesia (OFA) and Postoperative Analgesia (OFAA)
6. Low-Dose Ketamine for Acute Postoperative Pain Treatment
7. Ketamine for Chronic Pain
8. Ketamine for Non-Neuropathic Pain
9. Perspective Chapter: NMDA Treatments for CNS Disorders
10. Emergence of Ketamine as a Rapid Acting Antidepressant: Mechanistic Insights and Future Directions
11. Perspective Chapter: Ketamine, Depression, and Gender Bias
12. Ketamine Anesthesia in Electroconvulsive Therapy
13. Ketamine for Anesthetic Premedication in Children: Pearls, Pitfalls and Review of Clinical Utility
14. Uses of Ketamine in the Paediatric Population
15. Use of Oral Ketamine in Palliative Care
16. The Role of Ketamine in Trauma
17. Ketamine and Low-Resource Countries
18. An Update of Ketamine Illicit Use


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